Cameron County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Celia, Cameron County, Texas, 1869
James Celia registered to vote in Cameron County on November 22, 1869. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Cameron County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Cameron County registered 99 freedmen in 1867, 13% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1868
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Cameron County
James Celia
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Celia
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Cameron County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- November 22, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 1 year 6 months
- Years in Cameron County
- 1 year 6 months
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year 6 months
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Sources
This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 16 of the Cameron County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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